1013 verses about Seeking

Nevertheless some men of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

who sets his heart to seek God, Yahweh, the God of his fathers, even if they aren’t clean according to the purification of the sanctuary.”

In every work that he began in the service of God’s house, in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.

When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

He prayed to him; and he was entreated by him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Yahweh was God.

For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images.

they came near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ households, and said to them, “Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as you do; and we have been sacrificing to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.”

Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it is so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.”

The children of Israel who had returned out of the captivity, and all who had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, ate,

For Ezra had set his heart to seek Yahweh’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.

I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days: and I looked around at the people the priests, and found there were none of the sons of Levi.

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our possessions.

For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”

So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he granted our request.

Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned several days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may build it.”

Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women’s house, to find out how Esther was doing, and what would become of her.

Then Esther answered and said, “My petition and my request is this.

If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king has said.”

Then Esther the queen answered, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.

Who long for death, but it doesn’t come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,

“Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

“But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God,

“Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I shall not be.”

If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty.

Behold, he goes by me, and I don’t see him. He passes on also, but I don’t perceive him.

“If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.

You shall be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety.

“Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God.

Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you answer me.

“Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you.

If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up, if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.

For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and shall lift up your face to God.

Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

I would set my cause in order before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would tell me.

“If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can’t find him;

He works to the north, but I can’t see him. He turns south, but I can’t catch a glimpse of him.

Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go out to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness yields them bread for their children.

Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?

Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.

“But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?

The deep says, ‘It isn’t in me.’ The sea says, ‘It isn’t with me.’

Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?

Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.

then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.

They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.

I cry to you, and you do not answer me. I stand up, and you gaze at me.

If you can, answer me. Set your words in order before me, and stand up.

Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?

But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,

Teach us what we shall tell him, for we can’t make our case by reason of darkness.

I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you.

Many say, “Who will show us any good?” Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us.

Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation.

Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.

Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

Yahweh, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill?

I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.

Let my sentence come out of your presence. Let your eyes look on equity.

I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.

In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.

They cried, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.

My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer; in the night season, and am not silent.

The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

Who may ascend to Yahweh’s hill? Who may stand in his holy place?

This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face—even Jacob. Selah.

Show me your ways, Yahweh. Teach me your paths.

Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long.

My eyes are ever on Yahweh, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.

Examine me, Yahweh, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.

One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.

Hear, Yahweh, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.

When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.”

Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.

Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.

To you, Yahweh, I call. My rock, don’t be deaf to me; lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.

Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.

I cried to you, Yahweh. I made supplication to the Lord:

Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.

For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.

Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.

You have seen it, Yahweh. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.

But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Don’t forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don’t be far from me.

“Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh.

Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let Yahweh be exalted!”

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.